I’d love to come and work with your dad someday, though. He and I used to make a hell of a pair. In fact, he was my catcher until he decided to retire mid-season while we were on a World Series-winning pace.” The smile on my lips falls. He retired that season because of me. “He and I both would have our own rings if he stayed and played out that season, but he just had to call it quits. Absolutely wild to me.” Brian shakes his head in disbelief. “It was a…tough time for us then.” “Yeah.” He exhales a humorless laugh. “It’s a shame that his rash decision cost him his career.”
